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Koosman needed to pay his taxes.

metsguyinmichigan
May 09 2009 10:01 PM

Hey, who does Kooze think he is, an Obama cabinet member?

Former two-time All-Star pitcher Jerry Koosman will plead guilty to federal tax evasion this month, Bloomberg News Service has reported.

Koosman, a left-hander who won two World Series games for the "Miracle Mets" as they beat the Baltimore Orioles for the title in 1969, was charged in Madison, Wis., with a misdemeanor for failing to file a U.S. tax return for 2002, the report said.

"Right now, we're working and cooperating with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Madison," said Robert Bernhoft, Koosman's attorney. "After [April] 22nd, we'll be much freer to discuss the case."

Koosman, 66, went 222-209 from 1967-85 with the Mets, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies.

He posted 20-win seasons twice, with the Mets and Twins, and he was an All-Star in 1968 and 1969 with the Mets.

cooby
May 09 2009 10:17 PM

I wonder what happened on April 22nd

Nymr83
May 22 2009 01:25 PM
Uncle Sam comes after ex-Met

]MADISON, Wis. -- Former major league pitcher Jerry Koosman has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion and could face up to one year in prison.
 (Merged from Uncle Sam comes after ex-Met, 5/22/2009)

metirish
May 22 2009 01:28 PM

There's just no getting away from him , he'll get you every time Uncle Sam. (Merged from Uncle Sam comes after ex-Met, 5/22/2009)

Edgy DC
May 22 2009 04:02 PM

We've run that news item about four times now.

Jerry won't go to jail. (Merged from Uncle Sam comes after ex-Met, 5/22/2009)

Ashie62
May 22 2009 06:13 PM

Jerry Manuel? Kooze will file 2002 and pay a penalty..no biggie

attgig
May 23 2009 04:31 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4199726
]failed to pay federal income taxes for 2002, 2003 and 2004, defrauding the government out of as much as $90,000, assistant U.S. attorney John Vaudreuil said. He also faces $25,000 in fines. ..... He told investigators he researched federal tax laws and concluded they applied only to federal workers, corporate employees and District of Columbia residents, court documents said. "I guess it's a combination of being naive and not being able to understand law as I read it or was told," Koosman told U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb during Friday's hearing.

that's a lot of money, and that's one hell of an explanation.

Edgy DC
May 23 2009 06:06 PM

Um, maybe I'm wrong about him not going to jail.

metirish
May 23 2009 07:09 PM

The Wesley Snipes defence

Nymr83
May 23 2009 07:13 PM

="metirish":2itxms9x]The Wesley Snipes defence[/quote:2itxms9x]

I think Snipes was actualyl one of those people who denied the legitimacy of the system (as opposed to saying "whoops, i interpreted this in a completely unbelievable way"